LPGA Tour players have embraced new equipment, new technology and become physically stronger, allowing them to carry greater distances and hit longer shots with each club in the bag.
Back in the 1990s, power-hitters like Dame Laura Davies stood out from the crowd and in 1992 when the LPGA first started collecting driving distance stats, Davies’ 258.87 yards was 20 yards longer than the next longest hitter, Juli Inkster. To put this into context, in today’s modern era, Germany’s Polly Mack claimed the 2023 LPGA average driving-distance crown with 281.75 yards.
